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chris — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:05:00 +0000

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Special Summer Liveaboard Diving Discounts, Raja Ampat – July/Aug 2018

AnhLam — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:49:32 +0000

Are you still deciding on your summer getaway? We may have just what you need – The SMY Tambora is now offering special discounts for the following 4 scheduled dates for liveaboard diving around North & Central Raja Ampat. Located northwest of Indonesia’s West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) on the Bird’s Head Seascape, it is the world’s most bio-diverse marine region with more recorded fish, coral and mollusc species than anywhere else on the planet. And, here is your last chance to grab these special deals!

Details:
03-12 Jul 2018 | Four Kingdoms of the East | North & Central Raja Ampat from/to Sorong | Special price USD $3,182 as compared to regular USD $3,535

15-24 Jul 2018 | Four Kingdoms of the East | North & Central Raja Ampat from/to Sorong | Special price USD $3,182 as compared to regular USD $3,535

27-Jul – 05-Aug 2018 | Four Kingdoms of the East | North & Central Raja Ampat from/to Sorong | Special price USD $2,750 as compared to regular USD $3,535

08-17 Aug 2018 | Four Kingdoms of the East | North & Central Raja Ampat from/to Sorong | Special price USD $2,750 as compared to regular USD $3,535

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20% discount on cruise through the Mekong river

AnhLam — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 06:32:18 +0000

Take this opportunity and enjoy 20% off onboard the Toum Toiu 1, cruising the Mekong from Siem Reap to Saigon.

Guaranteed Departure: 07th-14th August 2018

Contact Symbiosis now for more details.

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Last Minute Availability – Tubbataha, Philippines

AnhLam — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:27:44 +0000

A few spaces opened up for Tubbataha diving onboard the Seadoors liveaboard!

Listed as UNESCO dive site in the Philippines, Tubbataha Reef is an atoll coral reef and a Natural Marine Park in the Sulu Sea. Due to its isolated location, it can only be visited by liveaboard, and the season only lasts from March to early June. Often, the boats get booked up very quickly and well in advance.

Dates:
05-11 May 2018 – 7D/6N – 2 spaces available
26 May-01 June 2018 – 7D/6N – 2 spaces available

Price: EUR €2,080 per person

Grab your space now, contact Symbiosis for more details.

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Special Offers on Tambora liveaboard, Indonesia

AnhLam — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:26:32 +0000

SMY Tambora

There are several last minute special offers available onboard the beautiful Tambora, sailing through the exotic islands of Indonesia.

Offers are:

11-23 Apr 2018 | Hidden Bays & Painted Rocks | Raja Ampat & Triton Bay from Kaimana to Sorong | Special price US$3,816 as compared to regular US$4,770

11-22 May 2018 | The Sultan’s Fragrant Nails | South Halmahera from/to Ternate | Special price US$2,985 as compared to regular US$4,265

25-May – 06-Jun 2018 | Beneath Cliffs & Cloves | Raja Ampat and South Halmahera from Ternate to Sorong | Special price US$3,472 as compared to regular US$4,630

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30% discount for Komodo liveaboard diving, Indonesia

AnhLam — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 08:56:23 +0000

Are you looking for a dive getaway this holiday season? We have a Special “early” Christmas deal onboard the Moana for you! Come and dive the Komodo National Park with us!”

Trips – 30% off published price:
05-09 DEC 2016 -> 4 nights – WAS EUR €1,290, NOW ONLY EUR €903

11-15 DEC 2016 -> 4 nights – WAS EUR €1,290, NOW ONLY EUR €903

17-22 DEC 2016 -> 5 nights – WAS EUR €1,570, NOW ONLY EUR €1,100

Price is based on per person, twin/double sharing.

Take on the offers while it lasts! Contact Symbiosis for further details.

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Bali Airport Closed due to Volcano Eruption

chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 07:33:36 +0000

Bali International Airport, Lombok, Jember and Banyuwangi Airports are all currently closed due to an ash cloud rising from Mount Raung in eastern Java, which erupted approximately 150 kilometers west of Bali International Airport. We have been informed that the international airport, closed since midnight 09 July, will remain closed until 21:30 pm on 10 July 2015. No indication has been made when Lombok, Jember and Banyuwangi Airports will reopen.

Flights due to arrive yesterday evening were either cancelled or diverted to Jakarta or Surabaya where they are being held. Flights due to arrive today into Bali are either held at the departing destination or cancelled.

The ash cloud may clear over the next 24 hours as winds are forecast to turn – however, there is a possibility the volcano may erupt again coming weeks. There have been no reported casualties.

We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as required.

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Elephant Valley Project, Cambodia

chris — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:25:00 +0000

For an original elephant experience, visit the Elephant Valley Project. The project entices local mahouts to bring their over‐worked or injured elephants to this sanctuary, where, in the words of project coordinator, Jack Highwood, ‘they can learn how to act like elephants again.’ A Briton with a contagious passion for elephants, Jack is on a mission to improve the lot of Mondulkiri’s working elephants. While Bunong tradition calls for giving elephants a certain amount of down time, Jack says that economic incentives to overwork elephants prove too great for the impoverished mahouts of Mondulkiri. In addition to toting tourists around on their backs, elephants are hired to haul around anything and everything, including illegally cut timber. Most tour companies in Mondulkiri stress that their tours employ only humanely treated elephants. Jack commends this, but says it’s the exception rather than the rule. “Most elephants in Mondulkiri are in a highly abused state. They are beaten on the head and made to do things they aren’t meant to be doing.’

Enter the Elephant Valley Project. Mahouts who bring their elephants here are paid a competitive working wage to retire their elephants full time to ecotourism. Mahouts continue to work with their elephants, feeding and caring for them and making sure they don’t escape into the wild. The elephants, for their part, can spend their days blasting through the forest in search of food, uprooting saplings to get to their yummy roots and hanging out by the river spraying mud on one another. You are not allowed to ride the elephants here. Instead, you simply walk through the forest with them and observe them in their element. In the process you learn a lot about not only elephant behaviour but also Bunong culture and forest ecology. Other project components include health care for the Bunong communities in the project area, and health and veterinary care for the mahouts of Mondulkiri. The Wildlife Conservation Society lauds the EVP for helping to protect the eastern reaches of the Seima‐Protected Forest.

The main option for visiting the EVP is a day trip in which half the day is spent observing the elephants, and half the day is spent washing the elephants and doing other tasks around the project site. There are a few exquisite bungalows at EVP but at the moment they are not able to accept overnight stays. Access to the site is strictly‐ controlled so don’t show up unannounced and the maximum number of day trippers allowed per day is 12. The site is not open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday, however there are plans to open six days a week in the future.

Ask us at Symbiosis Custom Travel how you can include a visit to the Elephant Valley project in Mondulkiri during your Cambodia visit.

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Irrawaddy Dolphin Watching in Cambodia

chris — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:09:14 +0000

The freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin is an endangered species throughout Asia, with shrinking numbers inhabiting stretches of the Mekong River in Cambodia and Laos, and isolated pockets in Myanmar. The dark blue to grey cetaceans grow to 2.75m long and are recognisable by their bulging foreheads and small dorsal fins. They can live in fresh or salt water, although they are seldom seen in the sea. Before the civil war, locals say, Cambodia was home to as many as 1000 dolphins. However, during the Pol Pot regime, many were hunted for their oils, and their numbers continue to plummet even as drastic protection measures have been put in place, including a ban on fishing and commercial motorised boat traffic on much of the Mekong between Kratie and Stung Treng. The dolphins continue to die off at an alarming rate, and experts now estimate that there are fewer than 85 Irrawaddy dolphins left in the Mekong between Kratie and the Lao border.

The place to see them is at Kampi, about 15km north of Kratie, on the road to Sambor. Motorboats shuttle visitors out to the middle of the river to view the dolphins at close quarters. Encourage the boat driver to use the engine as little as possible once near the dolphins, as the noise is sure to disturb them. It is also possible to see them near the Lao border in Stung Treng province, at Preah Rumkel, which also boasts a community homestay. Another serious threat to the lifespan of the dolphins is the environmental impact of a series of hydroelectric dam projects that are in the works in both Laos and Cambodia. No‐one really knows the impact on the Mekong River and its tributaries or the knock‐on effect on the dolphins and fish stocks that inhabit the rivers, but environmentalists fear the outcome will be nothing short of catastrophic. Our message is simple, see them while you can.

How do I get to see freshwater dolphins? Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel

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“Green Season” promotions at HanumanAlaya, Siem Reap

chris — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 04:48:28 +0000

Symbiosis is pleased to offer the Green Season promotions for the HanumanAlaya and HanumanAlaya Villa that began on 1 April 2014.

During September our offer is rooms at half‐price, while October has a ‘Stay 3, Pay 2’ promo.

From 1 to 30 September 2014
– Stay minimum 1 night get 50% Discount including breakfast.
From 1 to 31 October 2014
– Stay 3 nights, pay only 2 nights including breakfast.

The two HanumanAlayas – the Boutique Residence and the Villa – are located next door to one another just off the road that leads to Angkor Wat, about a 10 minute tuk tuk ride from the centre of Siem Reap – an ideal location close to the action but far enough to offer peace and seclusion. One of Symbiosis’ favourites in Siem Reap.

Contact one of our travel specialists as early as possible to book.

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Dive Bunaken, Sulawesi: Last minute special offer

chris — Mon, 19 May 2014 05:19:40 +0000

For quick decision makers we have an attractive Last Minute offer for a week dive package at the lovely Mapia Resort in Northern Sulawesi, bookable from today:

Dates: Throughout June until 15th of July and September
Accommodation: 7 nights Mapia Resort
Diving: 10 boat dives
Extras: 1 Minahasa volcano trip
Price: EUR 744 per Person on double occupancy (single occupancy EUR 814)
Additional night: EUR 60 (Single occupancy EUR 70)

Book this special offer today with Symbiosis Custom Travel.

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Kungkungan Bay Resort June 2014 Specials

chris — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:31:44 +0000

Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus) – Juvenile

Some great last minute deals for divers in the muck diving heaven of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, staying at Kungkungan Bay Resort.

Special 1
4nights / 3 diving days (9 day dives)
Only US$ 850 (savings of $200)

Special 2
7 nights / 6 diving days (18 day dives)
Only US$1460 (savings of $400)

Special 3
10 nights / 9 diving days (27 day dives)
Only US$ 2048 (savings of $600)

Special 4
14 nights / 13 diving days (39 day dives)
Only US$ 2958 (savings of $800)

Valid for stays in June 2014 Only

Includes the following: Accommodations in a Beachfront Cottage Suite (Upgrades are available), 3 meals in the menu service restaurant, 3 day boat dives per diving day, free beach diving between 8am -5pm, free WiFi, transfers in and out of the resort between 8am – 5pm, tax and service charge.

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel now to book mentioning this post- time is running out!

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Walindi Plantation summer dive special, PNG

chris — Fri, 09 May 2014 06:53:51 +0000

Walindi Plantation Resort, located in Kimbe Bay on the Papua New Guinean island New Britain, has a great summer special for scuba divers this July.

Book 2 people in a twin/double Bungalow or Plantation House Room and receive 50% discount on the second person’s accommodation cost (applies to a minimum 4 night stay).

For solo travellers, book a single Bungalow or Plantation House room and receive a 15% discount on accommodation cost (applies to a minimum 4 night stay).

Valid Travel Dates: For travel between July 12 to July 24, 2014.

Conditions:-
* Subject to availability
* No other discounts can apply
* Applies to new reservations only and this special must be requested at time of reservation.
* Discount applies to accommodation cost only (accommodation cost includes all meals and daily laundry service).

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel to book, mentioning this special offer.

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Late availability onboard Shakti, Raja Ampat – April 2014

AnhLam — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:42:35 +0000

Only 3 spots left, if you haven’t got your April dive holiday booked, contact Symbiosis today to book and enjoy the 15% discount.

When:09 – 20 April 2014
Where: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
What: Liveaboard diving onboard Shakti
Offer: 15% discount
Price: WAS EUR 2,850 per person, now ONLY EUR 2,423 per person
Extra: Nitrox EUR 150 per person for 12 days trip

– Includes: transfers from/to airport in Sorong, diving, towels & linen use, 3 full meals a day with dive snacks, sea kayaks

– Excludes: Nitrox, dive equipment, beverages, Raja Ampat fee (Rp500.000 pp valid for 1 year use), flights, insurance

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Dive Komodo Liveaboard – Late Availability, March

chris — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:03:25 +0000

Due to one couple having to cancel their trip, we now have one cabin available on Mermaid I, diving the Komodo National Marine Park in Indonesia.

Dates: 23 April – 01 May, 2014
Boat: Mermaid I, Deluxe Cabin, main deck
Price: EUR2,800 per person

Contact Symbiosis now to grab this chance.

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